Milkies responds to the "Case Against Breastfeeding" article

Many people have read Hanna Rosin's article "The Case Against Breastfeeding" in the April edition of the Atlantic. She appeared on the Today show and caused quite a stir in many pro-breastfeeding circles. She started a meaningful dialog about the perceived costs of breastfeeding when measured in the time a mother spends breastfeeding. This author is suggesting very strongly that breastfeeding ignores the needs of the mother and really isn't that great for baby. It creates an unequal division of labor between mother and father, is immodest an embarrassing.
Read the article here:

http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200904/case-against-breastfeeding

As a mother of 2 little boys working part time out of my home and full time+ with Milkies (which is now sold in 5 countries worldwide and expanding weekly). I find her angry rants unconvincing and offensive. I have read many research studies that show the many lifelong benefits of breastfeeding and a few that show little to no discernible benefits. I have never read a single study extolling the wonders of formula feeding besides the ability to pawn your child off on someone else to feed.

It seems obvious by "tapping her foot" while her child is nursing, and she "wants to hit them in the head with a 2x4" if someone states breast milk is free Ms. Rosen has quite a bit of hostility toward her children. It is also apperant she only is willing to spend time with those willing to pay her and she had very little patience with such unglamorous tasks as feeding her child that I presume she chose to bring into this world.

Ms.Rosen can be very offensive and her labeling of "over achieving" breastfeeding moms is small minded. She comes off as almost envious of moms in "skinny jeans and over sized sunglasses". Hmmm, thanks to breastfeeding I was in my very skinny jeans in no time and could have spent the $4000 I saved on formula to buy some chic designer shades.

I went back to work at a busy hospital working 16 hour shifts when my baby was 3 months old. I pumped and so did the other moms I worked with, we didn't make a big deal about it or complain about it being difficult. We enjoyed all the great benefits, too. We enjoyed the accelerated weight loss and not having a period for almost a full year after our babies were born. We enjoyed quiet time with our little ones and finally understood why a mother's bosom is so often a synonym for comfort and safety. We took our breaks to pump, sometimes there were comments made but we are adults and can deal with not-so-supportive remarks.

Any scientific topic deserves to be reviewed and revisited again and again. If a theory is correct it will stand up to the scrutiny. Breastfeeding will remain the Gold Standard for infant nutrition.

We should recognize Ms.Rosen's article for what it is, pure sensationalism and conjecture. She seems to be a sad, career driven woman that does not have time to be bothered with mothering her children. Let's hope she had her tubes tied.